Ticonderoga harriers fifth in state

Moriah football eliminated

Arto Nadeau led Moriah with 32 rushing yards, but Vikings lost to Rensselaer, 50-0, in the quarterfinals of the New York State Public High School Athletic Association Class D football tournament Nov. 10 in Schuylerville.
Photo by Nancy Frasier.

Ticonderoga also had three runners in the girls championship race, each earning at-large berths in the Section VII meet.

Naomi Forkas led the Sentinels at the state championships, finishing 58th. Hannah Herbst was 96th and Markie teReile was 104th. It was the third trip to the championship meet for Herbst and teReile.

Herbst was also honored at the race, being named the Section VII Class D sportsmanship winner by a vote of coaches.

Football

Moriah eliminated

A very difficult week had a disappointing ending for the Moriah football team.

The Vikings lost to Rensselaer, 50-0, in the quarterfinals of the New York State Public High School Athletic Association Class D football tournament Nov. 10 in Schuylerville.

The setback came a week after the Moriah community learned of the death of Dain Venne, a former Viking player, who was killed in Afghanistan while serving with the Army.

Moriah played tough for a half. The game was scoreless after one period and Moriah trailed just 12-0 at the intermission.

The the sky fell. Rensselaer exploded for 25 points in the third period to break open the contest.

Rensselaer dominated the game, rolling up 439 yards of offense. Its balance attack had 233 on the ground and 206 through the air. The Ram defense held Moriah’s running game, its bread and butter, to 38 yards on 37 carries.

Moriah managed five first downs, four on its final drive. The only other first down came on a pass interference call against the Rams.